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MENDIP TIMES
Runners on the roads again By Mark Adler
AROUND 750 competitors took part in a Covid-compliant Glastonbury 10km Road Run – one of the first such events to take place in 2021. with a new, phased start format and a new route avoiding Glastonbury town centre and the west Mendip hospital, the event was highly praised by runners of all abilities. The annual race – organised by Mendip Athletics Club – began in 1981 on a course around Glastonbury Tor; this year’s took runners on a fast, flat route from Strode College Sports Centre towards Baltonsborough and back. Oliver Paulin, 24, a member of Coventry Godiva harriers, was the fastest man home with a time of 32:22; Kate Drew, 21, of Taunton AC, was the fastest female to cross the line at 37:07. wells City harriers were the top team, followed by Taunton AC, with Clevedon AC in third.
The first phase of runners heads off
Staff from St Dunstan’s School in Glastonbury were raising money for Asthma UK in memory of former student Amy Thomas, who died in 2017 from an asthma attack
We’ve got this licked: Paul and pal ahead of the start
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Byron Joce, 60, ran in the first race in 1981 and completed the London Marathon the following year. He finished with a time of 1:06:14
The medals hark back to previous races
